2014-15 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
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GAME 31: VS. UT MARTIN
OXFORD, MISS. (WNIT-FIRST ROUND)
2014-15 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT(TV)
TIME/RESULT
11/7 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS (EX)
W, 111-43
11/14 GRAMBLING STATE^ (SECN+)
W, 92-67
11/16 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE (SECN+)
W, 91-38
11/20 SOUTHERN (SECN+)
W, 91-68
11/23 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE (SECN+)
L, 71-65
11/25 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (SECN+)
W, 58-57
11/28 vs. Utah&
W, 52-38
11/29 at Nevada&
W, 77-66
12/4 at Western Kentucky (American Sports Net) L, 98-69 12/7 3/3 BAYLOR (SECN+)
L, 96-54
12/14 SOUTH ALABAMA (SECN+)
W, 88-48
12/18 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (SECN+)
W, 68-66
12/20 ALABAMA A&M (SECN+)
W, 71-47
12/29 SOUTHEASTERN LOUSIANA (SECN+) W, 79-71 (OT) 1/2 ARKANSAS* (SECN+)
W, 71-57
1/4 at 11/10 Kentucky* (SEC Network)
L, 64-58
1/8 at Florida (FSN)
W, 64-57
1/11 ALABAMA* (SECN+)
W, 77-63
1/15 18/20 GEORGIA* (SECN+)
W, 55-52
1/18 at 15/15 Texas A&M* (SEC Network)
L, 58-49
1/22 14/16 MISSISSIPPI STATE (SEC NETWORK)
L, 64-62
1/29 at RV/RV LSU* (SEC Network)
L, 70-41
2/1 2/2 SOUTH CAROLINA* (ESPNU)
L, 77-59
2/5 at Vanderbilt* (SECN+)
L, 58-54
2/12 6/6 TENNESSEE* (SECN+)
L, 69-49
2/15 at Missouri* (SECN+)
L, 72-58
2/19 at Auburn* (FSN)
W, 51-46
2/23 11/10 KENTUCKY* (SEC NETWORK)
W, 67-59
2/26 RV/RV LSU* (SECN+)
W, 58-57
3/1 at 14/16 Mississippi State* (FSN)
L, 55-47
3/5 vs. Arkansas! (9)
L, 72-61
*SEC Game ^Nugget Classic (Reno, NV) ! SEC Tournament (Little Rock, Ark.) Rankings: AP/USA Today All Times Central Home Games in BOLD CAPS
Ole Miss Rebels (17-13, 7-9 SEC) Head Coach: Matt Insell Career: 2nd Season/2nd at Ole Miss at UM: 29-33 /Career:29-33
Date: Wednesday, March 18 Time: 7 pm CT Location: Oxford, Miss. Arena: Tad Smith Coliseum (8,897) Television: SEC Network+ Will Kollmeyer, Play-by-Play Armintie Herrington, Analyst Radio: 105.5 FM/93.7 FM Graham Doty, Play-by-Play Live Audio: OleMissSports.com Series Information: UT Martin leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: UTM, 77-66 (3/11/99)
STARTING FIVE
1
Ole Miss is back in the postseason and will host UT Martin in the first round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) on Wednesday, March 18 at 7 p.m. This will be the second ever WNIT game Ole Miss has ever hosted and the first since the 1998-99 season.
2
Ole Miss is 2-5 in WNIT games and last played in the WNIT during the 2009-10 season when they traveled to Samford. Ole Miss last hosted a WNIT game in 2008-09 when they defeated Murray State, 87-49 .The Rebels are 1-0 in WNIT games played in Oxford.
3
Ole Miss and UT Martin are meting for just the second time in program history with the lone prior meeting coming in the 1999 postseason WNIT. UT Martin defeated Ole Miss 77-66 in the first round of the WNIT, which was Ole Miss’ first appearance in the WNIT in program history.
4
In his second year, Ole Miss head coach Matt Insell has led the Rebels to the postseason. Insell joins Lin Dunn, Van Chancellor Ron Aldy, Carol Ross and Renee Ladner as coaches to lead their teams to the postseason in the first two years. Ole Miss posted a five-game turnaround in 2014-15.
5
For the second consecutive season, Faleru was selected as a finalist for the 2015 C Spire Gillom Trophy. The award, named after Ole Miss great Peggie Gillom-Granderson, is awarded to the top female collegiate player in Mississippi.
OLE MISS PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) G • 3 • A’QUEEN HAYES 5-8 | Fr. | Horn Lake, Miss.
G • 5 • ERIKA SISK 5-8 | So. | Oxford, Miss.
G • 12 • GRACIE FRIZZELL 5-10 | R-Jr. |Little Rock, Ark.
F • 22 • DANIELLE MCCRAY 6-1 | Sr. |West Palm Beach, Fla. OleMissHoops.com Twitter.com/OleMissSports OleMissSportsBlog.com Facebook.com/OleMissSports
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UT Martin Skyhawks (22-10, 16-0 OVC) Head Coach: Kevin McMillian Career: 6th Season/6th at UTM at UTM: 98-62/Career: 98-62
F • 32 • TIA FALERU 6-1 | Sr. | Ozark, Ala.
PTS 7.2
REB 4.2
AST 2.6
STL 1.6
FG% .417
FT% .514
PTS 8.9
REB 2.9
AST 2.8
STL 2.2
FG% .327
FT% .664
PTS 6.7
REB 1.8
AST 0.7
STL 0.8
FG% .388
FT% .769
PTS 7.3
REB 5.2
AST 1.7
STL 1.3
FG% .367
FT% .586
PTS REB AST STL FG% FT% 14.7 10.3 0.7 1.8 .487 .673